The infamous Lipski acid murder

The infamous Lipski acid murder

Infamous Israel Lipski acid murder happened here.

It's at 16 Batty Street that the infamous Israel Lipski murder happened in 1887. A failing umbrella stick salesman named Israel Lipski forced nitric acid down the throat of a fellow boarder as she lay in bed on the second floor. The trial was a sensation and, even with intervention from rabbis and MPs, Lipski was hanged within a month. This murder set off a wave of antisemitism and the name 'Lipski' became a antisemetic slur throughout the east end.

1»This is really spooky - my gt grandmother was born in 16 Batty Street in 1838! Ive often wondered if there were any photographs of the street from about that time.
I understand from searching this evening that this house was pulled down in 1888 the year after the Lipski murder.
Dont quite know how I feel now!!(eleanor)